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TIL in 2004 a man woke up beaten in a burger king dumpster with no memory, and was annoyed by nurses asking for his name so he made one up - meet Benjaman Kyle. The FBI has been trying to find out his past.

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V41m TIL that when the Queen dies, no comedy programming on BBC will be aired for 12 days.
5V508 TIL of J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree, who after his wife passed and seemingly with nothing left to live for decided to commit his first bank robbery at the age of 86. Red blamed banks for making him bankrupt and by the time he passed away in 2004 he had robbed 2 more banks.
NvwQ TIL that Weird Al’s parents both died on the same day of carbon monoxide poisoning. Only hours later, he performed a concert and started by saying “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well.”
Pnpn TIL: When Plato gave Socrates’ definition of man as “featherless bipeds” and was much praised for the definition, Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato’s Academy, saying, “Behold! I’ve brought you a man.” After this incident, “with broad flat nails” was added to Plato’s definition.
6V5w TIL that under a 1868 treaty, the Sioux Indians can reclaim any unused federal lands and, after its closing in 1969, occupied Alcatraz for 18 months.